In the Heart Cultivation Palace, there are still many people.

Wen Tiren, the head of the cabinet, stood at the front, and the rest of the cabinet ministers stood at the back in turn.

Sun Chengzong and Hong Chengchou are also here.

Under the leadership of the eunuch, Su Tiancheng entered the Palace of Nourishing Hearts, and he was a little surprised to see so many ministers of the imperial court, it seems that he came to the capital, not only to celebrate, but also to have other matters.

However, along the way, Su Tiancheng already had such preparations, no matter if he fell apart, I would not move.

"Su Tiancheng, the prefect of Henan Prefecture and the commander of the Jiangning battalion, meet the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor."

"Su Aiqing is flat."

After seeing Su Tiancheng, Zhu Youzhen had a smile on his face.

The performance of the Jiangning battalion did make him feel at ease, this time the Houjin invaded Shanhaiguan and Jizhou, Zhu Youzhen was not so worried, and even did not send the Jiangning battalion to the capital to guard, but also felt that the Houjin did not have the idea to really attack the Beijing division, it is said that the Houjin did not have that kind of strength, but the ministers in the court, especially Zhang Fengyi, the secretary of the military department, were very anxious, for fear of accidents, and fought according to reason, and sent Sun Chengzong to the periphery of the Beijing division to protect the Beijing division.

Sun Chengzong led the army, and before he arrived in Beijing, Houjin took the initiative to withdraw his troops, and he didn't even fight a decent battle, which is rare, and when the ministers of the court celebrated, Zhu Youzhen was not very happy.

The Jiangning battalion exterminated the rogues like Shanxi, and the most important thing was to capture Zhang Xianzhong alive.

The ministers of the imperial court already had two opinions, one was to kill Zhang Xianzhong, and the other was to surrender Zhang Xianzhong.

Zhu Youzhen wanted to listen to Su Tiancheng's opinion, and at the same time, there were some things that needed to be consulted, and the pace of development from Jiangning Ying. Judging from the changes in Henan Mansion, the facts are in front of him, and Zhu Youzhen is slowly changing his opinion, and it is indeed beneficial to let Su Tiancheng stay in Fuzhou County for a period of time.

"Su Aiqing, the Jiangning battalion exterminated 50,000 rogues. Capturing Zhang Xianzhong alive is a huge credit, I want to listen to your opinion, how to deal with Zhang Xianzhong. ”

"The minister's thoughts, there is no forgiveness for killing."

"Oh, Su Aiqing is very murderous when she speaks, can't you give Zhang Xianzhong a way to live."

Hearing Zhu Youzhen say this, Wen Tiren quickly spoke.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks. If Zhang Xianzhong can surrender and stay in the capital, it would be a wise move, Zhang Xianzhong is an important leader among the rogues, and the impact of returning to the imperial court is extraordinary, which is a deterrent to other rogue leaders. The emperor was compassionate and remembered that Liukou was originally my Ming people. Give them a way to live, don't want to kill too much, and believe that many rogues can get lost. ”

Seeing Zhu Youzhen nodding slightly, Su Tiancheng was anxious.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this move is absolutely impossible."

"Oh. Why does Su Aiqing have such an opinion. ”

"The minister has two reasons, Zhang Xianzhong must be killed."

"First, if Zhang Xianzhong is left to be an official in the imperial court, it will have a very bad impact. Zhang Xianzhong is an important leader of the Liukou, unruly, once stayed in my Ming Yan'an Mansion and the border army, all because of violating the rules, was expelled from Lu, this person's nature is problematic, since the rebellion, brutal nature, and repeatedly surrendered, see the wind to rudder, there is no bottom line of principles at all, such people, if they surrender, the minister thinks, will cause an illusion. ”

"Anyone who does not obey the orders of the imperial court, with strength or discarding principles, rebels to a certain extent, can surrender and enter the imperial court, this is not to encourage those who disdain, try every means to rebel and make trouble, and finally be able to enter the imperial court, looking at my Ming court officials, all of them have worked hard to study, participate in the imperial examination, only have this future, or have made significant contributions to the development of my Ming Dynasty, this move is not to chill the hearts of everyone, but also to confuse the merits."

"Second, this move is clearly a tiger breeding problem. As the saying goes, a spark can start a prairie fire, many northern provinces, prefectures and counties, encounter disasters, the people's lives are unsustainable, in this case, it will inevitably cause a certain commotion, the solution, the minister has already said, only the court and the local government work together, committed to the people's livelihood, improve the people's lives, in order to make the people stable. ”

"Gao Yingxiang, Luo Rucai, Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng and others took advantage of this kind of famine, the people couldn't live, they had no food to eat, and they were waiting to starve to death, so they naturally wanted to rise up and rebel, and the emperor also had pity and guilt for the Liukou, and once advocated surrender, and the ministers thought it was good."

"But the situation has changed, it has been nine years now, the rogues are wanton, they are used to looting property, and even think about threatening my Ming Dynasty, the leader of the rogues, enjoy the power, their understanding, has long changed, that is, the court adopts a policy of surrender, they are also from the perspective of their own benefit, after defrauding the court of money, grain and grass, continue to rebel, the minister is bold, if you really want to recruit these rogues, unless you give them the country."

Inside the Heart Cultivation Palace, it was very quiet, and no one spoke, this was because Su Tiancheng said too boldly.

"To sum up, the minister thinks that the leader of the rogue can never be spared, and the grass must be cut and eradicated, and the minister has always believed that mercy for the enemy is cruelty to himself, so Zhang Xianzhong must be killed, not only Zhang Xianzhong, but also Gao Yingxiang, Luo Rucai, Li Zicheng and other leaders of the rogue can not be forgiven, and must be completely killed."

After a while, Zhu Youzhen spoke.

"A spark can start a prairie fire, and mercy for the enemy is cruelty to oneself, to put it well, I almost didn't understand such a simple truth."

Wang Chengen raised his head and looked at Su Tiancheng, his eyes were very deep.

"Well, what Su Aiqing said is very reasonable, this matter, don't discuss it, the Criminal Department is going to issue a statement, I see, don't waste time, kill Zhang Xianzhong as soon as possible."

Zhang Xianzhong's matter is not a matter that needs to be discussed today, and the commendation of the Jiangning battalion will be presented by the Ministry of War, and after the cabinet decides, it will be reported to the emperor for approval, and it will be over.

Therefore, Zhu Youzhen went directly to the topic.

"Su Aiqing, Jiangning Yingju is a great contribution, worthy of being the nemesis of the Liukou, I am very pleased, Sun Aiqing recommended you to me and the imperial court, the commander-in-chief of the military affairs of the five provinces, responsible for the extermination of the Liukou, I discussed with the cabinet, I think this move is still inappropriate, Sun Aiqing is highly respected, since presiding over the extermination of the Liukou, steady and steady, the scope of activities of the Liukou has been greatly reduced, this time Zhang Xianzhong went deep into Shanxi, all of them were exterminated, I think that in the future, the Liukou dare not leave Shaanxi, from the actual situation, Sun Aiqing's decision is correct, I thought that Sun Aiqing should still preside over the extermination of the Liukou. ”

"The emperor is sage, the minister's qualifications are shallow, it is difficult to take on such a heavy responsibility, and the minister is willing to do his best under the command of Lord Sun."

"Okay, I'll know that you'll answer like this."

Su Tiancheng was a little strange, Zhu Youzhen's words were of course meaningful, this was to help Sun Chengzong and unify the command of the military affairs of the five provinces, including the Jiangning battalion, in fact, he was also ready, the Jiangning battalion obeyed Sun Chengzong's dispatch, after all, the Jiangning battalion was the army of the imperial court.

"The Ministry of War recommended Hong Chengchou to me, and I considered letting Hong Aiqing enter the Jiangning camp, what do you think?"

Su Tiancheng blinked, and he didn't react for a while, Hong Chengchou used to be the secretary of the military department, a member of the imperial court of the second grade, and when he entered the Jiangning camp, what could he do, could he be a commander, even if he was a commander, it would not work, the rank was not enough, such an arrangement was obviously inappropriate.

However, looking at Zhu Youzhen's meaning, he seems to have made up his mind, and he has no room for refutation.

"Obey the arrangements of the imperial court."

"Hehe, okay, I see, Hong Aiqing will go to the Jiangning Battalion to be a supervisor, and he will still have the title of secretary of the military department."

Su Tiancheng gasped, he finally understood what Zhu Youzhen meant.

The reason is very simple, the Jiangning battalion is too brave and good at fighting, such an army, of course, the imperial court must firmly grasp it, and it is always commanded by himself, which is somewhat inappropriate, besides, there must be many people in the imperial court who suggest it.

According to reason, the supervisor of the Jiangning battalion should be selected from among the eunuchs, so Zhu Youzhen is also more relieved, but Zhu Youzhen did not take such measures, which shows that on the whole, he still trusts himself.

Sending Hong Chengchou to be the supervisor of the Jiangning battalion has a lot of benefits, Hong Chengchou commanded the military affairs of the five provinces and exterminated the Liukou, but he still encountered some things, first of all, the Liukou attacked Fengyang, if it were not for the resistance of the Jiangning battalion, I don't know what the situation was in the road, and then the imperial army, encountered the strategy of the Liukou to surround Wei to save Zhao, and suffered heavy losses. I'm going to do my best.

In addition, Hong Chengchou himself may also have such thoughts, thinking of being able to enter the Jiangning camp.

After all, Hong Chengchou is a person who leads troops to fight, and staying in the court, there is not much to do.

Between the calcium carbide firelight, Su Tiancheng made up his mind.

"The minister follows the arrangement, Lord Hong is highly respected, after arriving at the Jiangning camp, the Jiangning camp will definitely be able to achieve better results, and the minister can often ask Lord Hong for advice."

Zhu Youzhen's face showed a smile, and this smile was very sincere.

"Okay, okay, Su Aiqing, you really take care of the overall situation, I see, within two days, the military department will plan to issue a Chen, Jiangning Battalion has made outstanding achievements, and it must be rewarded heavily."

When leaving the Heart Cultivation Palace, Sun Chengzong and Hong Chengchou walked in front, and Su Tiancheng walked behind the two.

Hong Chengchou clasped his fists at Su Tiancheng and saluted.

"Master Su, when the old man goes to the Jiangning camp, please take care of Lord Su."

"Your Excellency is polite, the lower officials will definitely learn more from your adults and ask for advice."

"Master Su, you are too polite, what the old man said is true, the courage of the Jiangning camp has already been crowned with the best, and the old man took the initiative to ask to go to the Jiangning camp, just to learn more." (To be continued......)